'''Verona''' is a city in the [[Veneto]] Region, in northern [[Italy]]. The city has 257,601 inhabitants (2016) and is located on the [[Adige River]]. Verona is also the scene of the forbidden love story of [[Romeo and Juliet]]
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'''Verona''' is a city in the [[Veneto]] Region, in northern [[Italy]]. The city has 257,601 inhabitants (2016) and is located on the [[Adige River]]. Verona is also the scene of the forbidden love story of [[Romeo and Juliet]].
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In 2018, the city council declared Verona a "[[Pro-life|city in favour of life]]."<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/verona-city-of-romeo-and-juliet-declares-itself-pro-life Verona, city of Romeo and Juliet, declares itself pro-life]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''Society for the Protection of Unborn Children''). October 8, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.</ref>